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Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 3 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 2

Game played on Tuesday, August 2, 1938 (D) at Red Cap Stadium, Jacksonville FL
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  7  5
Jacksonville Red Caps               0 0 1  0 0 0  0 2 x   -   3  2  0

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Hadley cf                         4   1   3    0     0         1   1
Spencer Davis 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   3
Babe Davis rf                         4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Don Pelham lf                         4   1   1    1     0         1   0
Joe Greene c                          3   0   0    0     1        17   1
Red Moore 1b                          2   0   1    1     1         5   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Telosh Howard p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               30   2   7    2     2   6    24   8

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Babe Davis, Gabby Kemp 2, Tommy Butts 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Red Hadley. 
3B:  Don Pelham. 
GDP:  Babe Davis, Telosh Howard. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Red Moore. 

Jacksonville Red Caps                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommie Dukes lf                       4   1   0    0     0         1   0
Clarence Lamar 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Henry Turner c                        3   1   0    1     0         8   1
Lacey Thomas rf                       4   1   0    0     0   1     1   0
Mint Jones 1b                         3   0   1    0     1   1    11   0
Philly Holmes ss                      4   0   1    2     0   1     2   2
Joe Royal cf                          3   0   0    0     1   1     0   0
Al Frazier 2b                         3   0   0    0     0   1     1   4
Red Howard p                          1   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Felix Evans p                       2   0   0    0     0   1     1   1
Totals                               31   3   2    3     2  17    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Mint Jones 2, Philly Holmes 2, Al Frazier 2. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Henry Turner. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Telosh Howard L                      8       2   3    0   2  17   0  34
Totals                               8       2   3    0   2  17   0  34

HBP:  Telosh Howard. 

Jacksonville Red Caps                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard                           3.2     6   2    2   2   3   0  15
Felix Evans W                        5.1     1   0    0   0   3   0  17
Totals                               9       7   2    2   2   6   0  32

WP:  Red Howard. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 2958

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/2/1938 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at
Jacksonville Red Caps (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Jacksonville                  
1. R.Hadley            cf        T.Dukes             lf        
2. S.Davis             3b        C.Lamar             3b        
3. B.Davis             rf        H.Turner            c         
4. D.Pelham            lf        L.Thomas            rf        
5. J.Greene            c         M.Jones             1b        
6. R.Moore             1b        P.Holmes            ss        
7. G.Kemp              2b        J.Royal             cf        
8. T.Butts             ss        A.Frazier           2b        
9. T.Howard            p         R.Howard            p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; R.Hadley singled; S.Davis singled (unknown
fielder) [R.Hadley out at third]; B.Davis grounded into a double
play (A.Frazier to P.Holmes to M.Jones) [S.Davis out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

RED CAPS 1ST: T.Dukes out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on
unknown play; H.Turner was hit by a pitch; L.Thomas out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps
0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: D.Pelham out on unknown play; J.Greene out
on unknown play; R.Moore walked; R.Moore was caught stealing
second (H.Turner to P.Holmes); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

RED CAPS 2ND: M.Jones walked; P.Holmes out on unknown play;
J.Royal walked [M.Jones to second]; A.Frazier out on unknown
play; R.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: G.Kemp out on unknown play; T.Butts
singled; T.Howard grounded into a double play (P.Holmes to
A.Frazier to M.Jones) [T.Butts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

RED CAPS 3RD: T.Dukes reached on an error by G.Kemp [T.Dukes to
second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play [T.Dukes to third];
H.Turner out on unknown play [T.Dukes scored (unearned)];
L.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: R.Hadley singled; R.Howard threw a wild
pitch [R.Hadley to second]; S.Davis out on unknown play; B.Davis
out on unknown play; D.Pelham tripled [R.Hadley scored];
J.Greene walked; R.Moore singled [D.Pelham scored, J.Greene to
second]; F.EVANS REPLACED R.HOWARD (PITCHING); G.Kemp out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Caps
1.

RED CAPS 4TH: M.Jones reached on an error by T.Butts [M.Jones
to first]; P.Holmes out on unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown
play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Crackers 2, Red Caps 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; T.Howard out
on unknown play; R.Hadley doubled; S.Davis out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Caps 1.

RED CAPS 5TH: F.Evans out on unknown play; T.Dukes reached on
an error by T.Butts [T.Dukes to first]; C.Lamar out on unknown
play; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Crackers 2, Red Caps 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham out
on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Caps 1.

RED CAPS 6TH: L.Thomas struck out; M.Jones struck out; P.Holmes
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Caps 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Crackers 2, Red Caps 1.

RED CAPS 7TH: J.Royal struck out; A.Frazier struck out; F.Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Caps 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: T.Howard out on unknown play; R.Hadley out
on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Caps 1.

RED CAPS 8TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on
unknown play; H.Turner reached on an error by B.Davis [H.Turner
to first]; L.Thomas reached on a fielder's choice [H.Turner to
second (error by G.Kemp; assist by T.Butts)]; On a bunt M.Jones
singled to pitcher [H.Turner to third, L.Thomas to second];
P.Holmes singled to right field [H.Turner scored (unearned),
L.Thomas scored (unearned), M.Jones to second]; J.Royal out on
unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 2,
Red Caps 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham out
on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Red Caps 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   2   7   5   3
 Red Caps         3   2   0   7


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